Read & Retell 1: Student Book

Read & Retell is a three-level reading series for beginner students. This reading program has been designed to strengthen students’ foundation of literacy abilities. It particularly focuses on improving students’ reading comprehension and oral reading fluency ? two skills that are essential for future academic success. Throughout Read & Retell , various retelling activities are presented to build students’ comprehension proficiency. The series’ exciting and captivating oral activities reinforce students’ oral reading fluency as well. With Read & Retell , students will develop the abilities and habits needed to become fluent readers.

 

Features

1. Theme-based topics with engaging fiction and nonfiction stories
2. Basic story elements and reading skills: characters, time, place, plot, problem & solution, main idea & details
3. Lively Oral Reading Fluency activities to improve students’ reading accuracy, speed, and expression
4. Literacy Center to boost students’ knowledge of pronunciation, grammar, high frequency words, and punctuation
5. Special Sections: reading day and retelling day
6. Retelling Charts for special sections7. Retelling Cards for each unit

School
UNIT 1_Fiction Mr.Frown the Librarian
Character / Pronunciation
UNIT 2_Fiction Let's Play
Characyer / Grammar
UNIT 3_Nonfiction Places at School
Main Idea & Details / High Frequency Words

About Me
UNIT 4_Fiction Friday Music Class
Time / Pronunciation
UNIT 5_Fiction Henry Hurry Hurries
Time / Grammar
UNIT 6_Nonfiction Good Snacks and Bad Snacks
Main Idea & Details / High Frequency Words

Read & Retell 1
UNIT 7 April Fools' Day! Reading Day
UNIT 8 April Fools' Day! Reading Day

Animals
UNIT 9_Fiction We Live in the Antarctic
Place / Prounuciation
UNIT 10_Fiction A Lion and a Skunk
Place / Grammar
UNIT 11_Nonfiction Dinosaurs
Main Idea & Details / High Frequency Words

Manners
UNIT 12_Fiction Mind Your Maners
Plot / Pronunciation
UNIT 13_Fiction Don't Tease the Monkeys
Plot / Grammar
UNIT14_Nonfiction Polite Words
Main Idea & Details / High Frequency Words

Read & Retell 2
UNIT 15 Bird-Watching Reading Day
UNIT 16 Bird-Watching Reading Day

Review Test Review Test 1, 2, 3, 4
Word List
Read & Retell Sheets
Retelling Cards